期刊
SUSTAINABILITY
卷 14, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su14095118
关键词
coastal reclamation; plant community; species composition; succession process; NMDS
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [Z22D010686]
- Project of Humanities and Social Sciences in Colleges and Universities of Zhejiang Province [41871083, 42171245, 42071283]
- Zhejiang Soft Science Research Program of China [2021QN062]
- Research Development Fund of Zhejiang AF University [2022C35104]
- Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [2020FR066]
Quantitative analysis of plant community species composition and succession in a coastal reclamation area revealed the significant impact of reclamation activities on vegetation and highlighted the importance of ecological protection and restoration. The study found that plant communities in the area changed significantly after reclamation, with different dominant species and reduced plant coverage and biomass. The results provide valuable insights for understanding and managing coastal reclamation areas.
Quantitative analysis of the species composition and succession law of a plant community in a coastal reclamation area is of great significance for revealing the community construction and species coexistence mechanisms, and provides a basis for the rational use and conservation in coastal reclamation areas. Through the investigation of natural plant communities in Dongtai reclamation area and the adjacent national nature reserves in Jiangsu Province, eastern China, the composition and succession of plant communities were studied. A quantitative method was explored to analyze the process of plant succession and its representative species. The results showed that (1) A total of 65 species were found in the vegetation survey. These belonged to 26 families and 61 genera, and Poaceae is the most common plant species. The plant communities in the unreclaimed areas were mainly composed of Poaceae and Cyperaceae. The plant species increased after reclamation, which were mainly composed of Poaceae and Asteraceae; (2) The plant coverage greatly reduced after three years of reclamation, from 80% of the tidal flat to 37.34%, then gradually increased, and remained generally between 50% and 70%; (3) The above-ground biomass of the plant community was sharply reduced after reclamation, from 1.823 kg/m(2) in the tidal flat to 0.321 kg/m(2) in three years of reclamation, and then maintained at 0.11 similar to 0.27 kg/m(2); (4)The species succession process of the plant community in the coastal wetland ecosystem that was affected by the reclamation activities transformed from a halophyte community that was dominated by a salt marsh plant community (Suaeda salsa, Spartina alterniflora, Scirpus mariqueter, and Phragmites australis) to a mesophyte plant community that was constructed with pioneer species such as Setaria viridis, Eleusine indica, etc., and eventually succeeded to a xerophyte plant community that was dominated by Humulus scandens and Cyperus difformis, etc. Reclamation activities have a profound impact on the characteristics and succession rules of natural vegetation communities along coastal wetland ecosystems. The period of seven years is presumed to be the tipping point in the succession of the plant community in coastal reclamation areas. The results of this study can provide a basis and reference for ecological protection and restoration in coastal reclamation areas.
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